Display-stand.



W. GILBERT.

DISPLAY STAND.

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Patented May 23, 1911.

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W. GILBERT.

DISPLAY STAND.

LPPLIOATIOH TILED SEPT. 20,1910.

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4 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER GILBERT, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

DISPLAY-STAND.

Specification of letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1911.

Application filed September 2" 1910. Serial No. 582,875.

provide a simple and elticicnt means for de- 1 livering the cartons sothat the same may be handled for the delivery of the goods thereincontained; and to provide a stand of the character mentioned, theconstruction whereof is simple, economical, durable and elllcient.

One embodiment of the present invention is disclosed in the structureillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which like charactors ofreference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in whiehFigure 1 is a perspective view of a verti cally disposed rotary standconstructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention; Fig.2 is a detail view in vertical section, and on an enlarged scale,showing a fragment of a stand constructed and ar ranged in accordancewith the present invention; Fig. 3 is a. horizontal section taken on theline 3-3 in Fif". 2; and Fig. 4 is a detail view, on an enlarged scaleand in section, the section being taken on the line =.t-t in Fig. 2.

The pedestal 9 is preferably constructed as a tripod, the legs whereofare formed of metal and are joined by a central body portion 10, anupwardly opening socket being centrally formed in the said body portion10. The socket. thus formed is provided for the reception of a pivot-11. The pivot 11 is centrally disposed and extended from a base plate12. The pivot 11 is provided with a centrally bored perforation 13. Theperforation 13 is provided as a receptacle for oil or other lubricant.In the lower end of the socket formed in the body portion is a slot 14by which the oil or lubricant is laterally fed to the joint between thepivot 11 and the body portion 10. The superstruc ture of the stand restsupon the plate 12, and consists of a plurality of rails 15, 15 and 16,16. The rails 15, 15 and 16, 16 are rigidly connected to side boards 17,17,

which are rigidly connected to each other and to the frame in thecorners at the intersections fornicd by the rails 15 and 16. The sideboards 17 17 are suitably connected. by shelves 1?, 18, rigidly unitedto the said side hoards. v

The rails 15 and 16 are crossed, as shown -n F 3 of the drawings, toform rcctanguar lateral extensions from the four sides of he squarecentral portion of the stand. The atcral extensions thus formed areintended to serve as repositories for the goods being In arranging therm ml km: ,4.

nsplaycd and handled. ails 15 and the rails l the rails 16 arefzlfECC'Cl above the rails 15 to permit the ex -nsion below the saidrails 16 of the base ooards 19 on each of the sliding shelves 20. T 1esliding shelves 20 are raised above the ease boards 19 to pass above therails 16 and the shelves 21 mounted thereon.

The shelves 21 are of any suitable con struction, and are provided withedge strips :22, 22 to guide and hold the cartons when placed on thesaid shelves. The rails 16, 16 are rabbeted atthe inner edge to formtracks for the manipulation of the said shelves 21. it will be notedthat the rails 15 and 16 extend from side to side of the stand andthrough the central or open space above the pedestal. Each of theshelves 20 and 21 is thereby extensible into the central space of thestand. By reason of this construction it. will be observed that looseshelves may be added to the structure to carry cartons or other packageswithin the central open space of the c mpleted stand.

The shelves 20, 20, as stated, are supported above the base boards 19,19, and for the reason stated. To elevate the shelves 20 above the baseboards 19 I have provided metal loops 23, The loops 23, 23 are tixedlysecured to the said base boards 19 and the shelves 29, 20. The shelves20, 20 are provided with the edge strips 22, 22 similar in constructionand arrangement to the edge strips formed on the shelves 21.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings I have shown the method of constructing thestand in sectional form so that. the same may be extended. The sideboards 17, 17 are provided with dowel pins 24, 2-1, the section to beadded being provided with suitable sockets to receive the said pins. Thestand may be capped with any suitable head rail or cornice member uponwhich, if desired, advertising material may be displayed.

In the operation of a stand when constructed and arranged in accordancewith the present invention, the cartons may be displayed in uprightposition best adapted for the display of the advertising or pictorialmatter provided on the sides thereof. lVhcn it is desired to open thecartons, as for instance to extract from a cracker box the crackerstherein, the shelves and 21 may be drawn outward until the top of thecarton is free to be lifted and the goods e1:- tracted therefrom withoutnecessitating the removal of the carton from the shelf. To

draw outward the shelves 20, 20 the loops 2?), '23 constitute handlesfor the manipulation of the same.

The corner shelves 18, 18 may be shaped to suit the design or purposefor which the shelves are constructed. Between the shelves, and at theouter edge thereof, are extended wire rods 25, these being provided toprevent the falling of the articles from the corner shelves when thestand is revolved.

To support the rails 16, 16 on the first tier of said rails on the baseplate 12, I have provided the brackets The brackets '26 extend from thesaid base plate under the said rails, as shown best in Fig. l of thedrawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A display stand, comprising a supportingpedestal; a rack frame pivotally mounted on said pedestal embodying aplurality of vertically disposed framing members; a pinrality of railsfixedly secured to said framing members in parallel pairs each two ofsaid pairs being disposed in crossed vertically separated relation, thedistance between said pairs being suliicient to extend a sliding shelfon the lower pair below the upper pair, the rails thus coupled beingseparated from each other couple the distance of a packing carton; and aplurality of shelves slidably mounted on said rails, said shelvesmounted on the lower of said rails having a carrying section raised toeX tend over the upper rails when moved to the center of said stand.

2. A display stand, comprising a support ing pedestal; a rack framepivotally mounted on said pedestal embodying a plurality of verticallydisposed framing members; a plurality of rails fixedly secured to saidframing members in parallel pairs, said pairs being disposed inalternate crossed and vertically separated arrangement; a plurality ofshelves slidably mounted on said rails; a plurality of fixed cornershelves extended between said framing members to make rigid thestructure of said stand; and a plurality of retaining rods slidablymounted in perforations formed in the edges of said fixed shelves toprevent articles resting on said lived shelves from being throwntherefrom by the rotation of said stand.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

\VALTER GILBERT.

\Vitnesscs v J ABLES J. F. I'IICKEY, JOHN H. MEYER.

Gopies'of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

